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$ %'( $) 5   74   * %+*               !123 As many as 50 patients &     has stopped taking admissions were undergoing treatment at due to oxygen shortage. The t least 18 persons, includ- the Covid-19 facility on the     hospital has four hours of oxy- Aing 16 Covid-19 patients, ground floor when fire broke gen left, sources said. died in a fire at a hospital at out in the ICU around 1 am,    According to the Bharuch in Gujarat in the early probably because of short cir- corona mobile application, the hours of Saturday, officials said. cuit, said a hospital official. '    hospital has 106 coronavirus The State Government said The fire was doused with- patients. a judicial enquiry will be con- in an hour. Local people and    -#.#/0 Meanwhile, Sehgal Neo ducted into the fire that the kin of patients helped in the hospital in Meera Bagh sent out destroyed the Intensive Care rescue operation during which n a horrific incident, 12 an SOS message on Twitter Unit of Patel Welfare Hospital, dozens of patients were shift- ICovid patients, including the about its depleting oxygen. run by a charitable trust. ed to other facilities by ambu- head of gastroenterology “We request urgent assis- “Sixteen coronavirus lance. Some were brought out department, died at Batra tance in getting #SOS oxygen. patients and two nursing staff of the building on wheelchairs Hospital due to lack of oxygen We are running out of our were either charred to death or or on make-shift stretchers. on Saturday. backup supply, and have been died due to suffocation inside The four-storey designated Delhi Chief Minister waiting for a supply since early a Covid-19 unit,” said Covid-19 hospital stands on the Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief morning. We have 90 patients Superintendent of Police Bharuch-Jambusar highway,     % %  $  # , %  -   . over the incident. Kejriwal on O2 & 13 in ICU,” the hos- Rajendrasinh Chudasama. 190 km from Ahmedabad.    #'( tweeted in Hindi, “This news is Director of the hospital, said Around 12.30 pm, the hos- pital tweeted around 12.40 pm. very painful. Their lives could RK Himthani, head of depart- pital authorities claimed they Hospitals across Delhi and  -3 have been saved by giving them ment (HOD), gastroenterology had run out of oxygen. The its suburbs have been sending oxygen on time. Delhi should department, was among those oxygen tanker arrived at 1.35 out desperate messages of help       5 5 6 get its quota of oxygen. Can’t see who died due to lack of oxygen. pm, said the hospital authori- on social media and other our people dying like this. “Himthani had been ties, adding that they were platforms, flagging their dwin-           474.;4:;6 Delhi needs 976 tonnes of oxy- admitted to the hospital for the without oxygen for 80 minutes. dling stocks of oxygen. <=;4-649;> gen, but it received only 312 last 15-20 days. The hospital There are around 327 Sir Ganga Ram Hospital tonnes yesterday. How will had informed the authorities patients in the hospital out of had last week reported the          :474;7;<=;47.> Delhi breathe in such a less about lack of oxygen on which 48 are in the critical care death of 25 of its “sickest” amount of oxygen?” Saturday morning when they unit. The hospital had been patients as the administration   -401 of Medical Sciences (GIMS).     474864:68 The hospital had sent out had 2,500 litres of the life-sav- raising alarms since Saturday struggled with depleting oxy- Gupta, who worked as an <=;49;498> an SOS message about oxygen ing gas left,” Gupta said, adding, afternoon over depleting levels gen supplies. 35-year-old woman died in engineer in Greater Noida, is shortage on Saturday. “It is a matter of shame that of oxygen supply. Twenty people died at the Aher car outside a survived by her husband and   ;;4.;467 Sudhanshu Bankata, the people are dying due to lack of In a related development, Jaipur Golden Hospital last Government hospital due to two children. Executive Director of Batra oxygen in the national Capital.” Fortis Hospital in Vasant Kunj week amid shortage of oxygen. Covid after waiting for The eyewitness said he   <.6467487. hospital said once a patient is hours for a bed in Greater reached GIMS around 12.15 pushed to the edge without the Noida on Thursday. Her body pm and there he saw the   64964-:9 support of oxygen, it is very dif- remained inside the car for woman patient in a serious ficult to revive him.  ! "  #    three hours. condition in her car. 746.4;: “Unfortunately, we are An eyewitness said the rel- He added she was with an expecting more fatalities,” said )    %   atives of Jagriti Gupta were try- attendant, who was running   :4-:479. Bankata.       %  ing to find a hospital bed for from pillar to post for a bed for SCL Gupta, the Medical    $% %   %   !    #'( her at the Government Institute her.   48.477:<=:74:>          01                23&/4           -#.#/0  -#.#/0 !"         he Delhi Government he Delhi High Court on   "  -#.#/0 Textended lockdown by a TSaturday came down heav-  -#.#/0 week till May 10, Chief ily on the Centre and ordered ith its presence at around Minister Arvind Kejriwal that forthwith the Delhi W3 lakh panchayats across ndia kicked off the third announced on Saturday. The Government must be given the country, the Centre’s digi- Iphase of the much-hyped national Capital has been under promised quota of 490 MT tal arm Common Service vaccination drive covering lockdown since April 19, as the oxygen per day failing which Centres (CSC) has come for- those above the age of 18 years ruling Aam Aadmi Party the Centre would face con- ward to assist rural India to reg- from Saturday at a dismal note (AAP) scrambles to contain a tempt of court. ister the population falling in as barring six, most States and fresh wave of infections and a Fuming with rage, the the age bracket of 18-44 years Union Territories (UTs) positivity rate that remains judges said “enough is enough”            !    "# for the mandatory Co-Win deferred the drive due to short- over 30 per cent. and observed that for the past portal registration for the mass age of vaccine. “Lockdown in Delhi is 10 days, the State was getting ..(else) it only remains a paper requested that the order be Covid vaccination programme Even in these six States, the being extended by one week,” only around 300 MT. allocation. The allocation to deferred by half an hour to that started on Saturday. drive was “token”, limited to just Kejriwal tweeted. Minutes after the slap from Delhi has been in force from enable the officers to explain This has come as relief for a few districts, said an official This is the second exten- High Court, the Centre April 20 and not for a single the position. the authorities amid appre- from the Union Health sion of the lockdown in the increased Delhi’s quota to day Delhi has received allocat- However the judges did not hension as to how rural India Ministry. The exercise began at national Capital. Last Sunday, 590MT per day. The order was ed supply,” said court fixing entertain the requests of the will get themselves registered a time when many States are while announcing the first, passed by a Division Bench of responsibility on Centre. ASG. for vaccination in the absence reporting shortage of vaccines Kejriwal had said, Justices Vipin Sanghi and The court also clarified of adequate internet access and on contrary to the Centre’s "  $     %    “Coronavirus still continues Rekha Palli in a batch of peti- that in case its present direction smartphone mobility. claim that more than 79 lakh      #& #'( to wreak havoc in the city. tions raising issues relating to is not complied. Secretary of '&*)1&0'+% On the first day of regis- Covid vaccine doses Public opinion is that lock- Covid-19 management. Industries has to remain pre- $'%$%&)#&')1*')&0# tration after the Government of (79,13,518) are still available pitals too started the vaccine downs should increase. So it is “We direct Centre to sent before it. We may even Indian opened the Covid vac- with the States and Union process for those in the age #$$%#&'%(')*'* being extended for one week.” ensure that Delhi receives its consider issuing contempt pro- *'0&4$'5))(')*)0'%# cination programme for the Territories to be administered. group of 18-44 years. #+,-..#)0&'0&#)& The Delhi Disaster 490 MT oxygen supply today ceedings, the court added. Even 505%,)+(&$#&+') general people in the 18-44 The Centre has so far Amid deadly Covid-19 sec- Management Authority by whatever means,” the court as Additional Solicitor General years category, more than one claimed to have provided near- ond wave surge, the Centre had %()'1&'1'))' (DDMA), in its order on the said, adding that the Centre Chetan Sharma sought to inter- : The Government lakh people from rural ly 16.37 crore vaccine doses said all Indian adults will be eli- extension of the lockdown, must arrange tankers for the vene, the court remarked, has allowed imports of oxygen India reported through the (16,37,62,300) to States and gible to receive the Covid-19 New Delhi: Inoculation of stated that a review of the State. The court also noted “Water has gone above the concentrators for personal use CSC kiosks in less than 24 UTs “free of cost” of which the vaccine starting May 1. people in the 18-44 age group pandemic situation showed that Delhi is not an industrial head. Now we mean business. through post, courier or e- hours. total consumption, including The inoculation process against Covid-19 will begin in that the numbers of positive State and has no cryogenic You will arrange everything commerce portals under the There are more than 4 wastages, is 15,58,48,782 doses. and documents to be provided Delhi from Monday, Chief cases, positivity rate as well as tankers that could enable now…You made an allocation. gift category amid increasing lakh CSC. Around 2.64 lakh of The Centre has promised to get the jab to remain the Minister Arvind Kejriwal bed occupancy (oxygen-sup- acquisition to facilitate the You fulfill it.” demand for oxygen due to ris- these are at panchayat level to provide more than 17 lakh same. The Government has announced on Saturday, say- ported or ICU beds) in the supply of oxygen. ASG Sharma urged the ing Covid-19 cases, the with each centre/kiosks facili- (17,31,110) vaccine doses to the made it mandatory for the 18- ing 4.5 lakh vaccine doses dedicated Covid-19 hospitals “It falls on the Central court not to say anything on the Commerce Ministry said on tated by an agent called Village States and UTs within the next 44 age group to register on have been received by the city are very high. Government to arrange tankers aspect of contempt and even Saturday. Level Entrepreneur (VLE). three days. Some private hos- CoWIN. Government.      ,-.( /)          #R             +          -#.#/0  0      0     3    5                %&    + 36       !&7&8    -#.#/0      orth India is having one type of     +        '() *   NCovid virus, which is completely  0 ,        +        s India battles the second wave of        -#.#/0 different from that of the one spread- coronavirus, the much-awaited          0       !&7&8)&9:      A ing in the south. Similarly, the western      +   +    ,     -#.#/0 first consignment of Russia-made     arnataka’s ruling BJP suf- parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and       +    + +      Sputnik V vaccines arrived in   ! Kfered a massive jolt when Rajasthan are having another type of            ohammad Shahabuddin Hyderabad on Saturday, the day India the Congress trounced the saf- pathogen, while the areas of West M(53), former Rashtriya kicked off the nationwide vaccination    !  fron outfit in the urban local Bengal and other eastern parts of the  0       0   +. ! +,     (RJD) MP, who was drive for those in the age group   # $!#% body polls. The Congress won country are witnessing the spread of a  +   !&7&  serving a life sentence in a mur- between 18-44 years.      120 out of the 263 wards in ten different mutant variant of the deadly      + 1   6 6   der case at Tihar prison, died of India is currently using two vac-       local bodies across eight dis- coronavirus. -   +-;;'6   )&*  Covid-19 at the Deen Dayal cines, including Covishield and &'    tricts that went to the polls on The observations by the scientists  1  +      36     -;;'6      Upadhyay (DDU) Hospital in Covaxin. Russia’s Sputnik V is going to         April 27. from the CSIR lab Centre for Cellular Delhi on Saturday. be the third Covid vaccine which will  )&*               0    ++     The BJP finished third and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in  )&*            According to Sandeep be administered to the people. However,     winning 57 seats behind the Hyderabad flagged this concern about Goel, the DG of Prison, Delhi, the final date for the launch of the    JD(S), which won 66 seats. the presence of four major variants of an information was received Russian vaccine is yet to be decided.    Hailing his party’s impres- virus that are spreading widely in dif- lethal virus causing Covid-19 disease. widely in different parts of the country,” from DDU Hospital about the Last month, the Drug Controller sive victory, Congress State ferent parts of the country. Dr Rakesh Mishra, director of CCMB, said Mishra, while explaining the major death of Mohammad General (DCGI) had issued permission   #   president DK Shivakumar, This comes at the time when India said that the main reason that is caus- cause of the huge spike in Covid cases Shahabuddin. for Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to import      “Congress has won 7 out of the is witnessing record spike of Covid-19 ing coronavirus spread widely in India in the country. “He was suffering from the Russian vaccine to India for emer- +    10 Urban Local Bodies that cases this year when compared to pre- is its different variants. As per the research study revealed Covid-19. Shahabuddin was gency use. The rollout of the Russian     went to polls. The BJP has won vious year. The scientists said only one “If the virus is of singular variant by the CCMB scientists, it is understood admitted to the ICU two-three vaccine is expected to boost India’s third , +   + only 1. I thank the people of or two mutants variants were doing the having no mutations, its spread can be that the northern parts of India such as days ago,” the DG said. phase of the vaccination drive which        Karnataka for placing their rounds last year. curtailed by breaking its infection Delhi, Haryana, UP, Punjab and other “The former Siwan MP commenced at a dismal note amid +   )&*   confidence in the Congress The study conducted by the CSIR chain. However, in India we have iden- areas are witnessing the UK variant of was lodged in high-security jail reports of shortage of vaccine in vari-    Party and punishing the BJP for lab is part of the continuous research of tified 4 different mutant variants of Covid virus, apart from this, the B1.617 number 2 at Tihar,” said prison ous States, prompting them to skip the its misrule.” genome sequencing of the prevailing coronaviruses, which are spreading variant is also widely spreading. official. vaccination programme.      + ,- ,.,/ 

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       %2/48 =   -/01 %         1#    related duties. it is imperative to put in place Similarly, the state level COVID    98 & 4@0)&*  4+   An official spokesperson      strict measures to prevent the Monitoring Committee is also       &'9': said that the names of IAS offi-      virus spread therefore these working at the state level. The       & &99 cers having MBBS qualification !   instructions may be brought to state level committee will       +      1-0?12 added, said the spokesperson. whose services would be uti-   the notice of all concerned for include the state president of           While ensuring uninter- lized for COVID-19 related Amid surge in COVID-19 strict compliance. Haryana IMA, Dr. Karan Punia &**9 4@0)&*   mid rising COVID-19 rupted supply of medical oxy- duties include, Dr. Chander cases, Haryana Government and IMA presidents of all dis-  81   &99'      Acases, the Centre has allo- gen throughout the state, the Shekhar Khare, Director and has decided that persons with     tricts as members in district           +      cated an additional 25 metric CM has been conducting back- Special Secretary, Food, Civil severe disabilities (Divyangjan)     level committees. He has          ' :; tonnes of medical oxygen to to-back meetings with senior Supplies and Consumer Affairs, and vulnerable persons --     appealed to the Haryana IMA Haryana on the request of officers of every district and Department, Dr. R.S. Dhillon, employees suffering from  4 " to submit a list of doctors will-  "  !.-?-;   Chief Minister Manohar Lal directing the officers concerned Director, Haryana Governance hypertension, blood pressure, Haryana Health and Home ing to serve in different districts #%,+#)  5        2 &;&:  Khattar. to make the state''s quota of Reforms Authority and Heart or Lung disease, cancer Minister, Anil Vij on Saturday by Monday to the concerned  ?  +   19'9&  +    With the additional supply, medical oxygen available to the Managing Director, CONFED, and other chronic diseases and said the state and district units Deputy Commissioner or Civil     ?             Haryana's quota for medical public at the earliest, said the Dr. Sangeeta Tetarwal, District Pregnant women employees of the Indian Medical Surgeons. ?      +E9'&81         oxygen has increased to 257 spokesperson. Municipal Commissioner, whether regular, contractual, Association (IMA) will coop- Chief Secretary, Health,     O       +   MT, said an official spokesper- Two oxygen tankers were Sirsa, Dr. Manoj Kumar, outsources, daily wages or ad erate in the treatment of Rajeev Arora said that a three-     ?  2 &9&7      +E son here on Saturday. airlifted to Bhubaneswar on Additional Deputy hoc shall not be called for COVID-19 patients in the state. member committee has been 9'&*      ?  +19'9'  + 2  Speaking to reporters in Thursday and two more were Commissioner, Jind, and Dr. duty, even if, they are engaged For this, he is expected to get constituted for allotment of & 7                   Panchkula, regarding the status airlifted on Friday. Once these Vaishali Sharma, Sub in essential services. a roster of doctors soon. Tocilizumab medication. The                    + of oxygen in the State, Chief oxygen tankers arrive, it is Divisional Officer (Civil), As per the decision, if Holding a meeting through Tocilizumab and Remdesivir        > , 19'9' Minister, Manohar Lal Khattar expected that there will be Naraingarh. required, they can work from video-conferencing with the medicines will be made avail-    4@0)&*      +  +      said that a special train of oxy- enough oxygen in Haryana, the Meanwhile, the State home, provided they have the state and district units of the able free of cost in government 9:,9'9'              gen from Odisha has arrived spokesperson further said. Government has also decided necessary infrastructure to the IMA, Vij said that we have to hospitals and at MRP in private  ?  +19'&*      and oxygen will soon be sup- Haryana on Friday regis- to utilize the services of three same. This exemption will work jointly to overcome this hospitals. Also, the supply of 2 &'8           ++ 19'&* plied to the hospitals as per the tered a sharp surge in COVID- IPS that include, Dr. Dheeraj remain in force till further national disaster. The Health oxygen in the hospitals of the  5    +  :7Q       0 requirement and demand. First 19 cases and fatalities with the Kumar, DCP, South Gurugram, orders. Minister in the meeting state is constantly improving.   #  +         $ priority will be given to state recording its biggest sin- Dr. Anshu Singla, DCP, NIT, An official spokesperson appealed to the IMA physicians He said that the suggestions  ? % +             Gurugram, Faridabad, Sonipat gle-day jump of 98 deaths, Faridabad and Dr. Arpit Jain, said that keeping in view the working in the private sector to given by IMA will be imple-    and other affected districts of raising the toll to 4,216, while DCP, Ballabhgarh, Faridabad. prevailing situation due to cooperate in increasing the mented soon. NCR, he said. 13,833 fresh infections pushed The spokesperson said that COVID-19 Pandemic and with capacity of additional beds in President of Haryana IMA,  "         At the same time, while the tally to 4,87,978. the services of these IAS and an aim to break the infection the districts and help in the Dr. Karan Poonia assured that #%,+#)  5  +   ??      answering another question IPS officers are placed at the chain and safety of Persons of treatment of patients. He said the doctors of the district units           +   +4@0)&* regarding vaccination, the 7; disposal of the Additional Chief certain categories, the that IMA physicians can give will stand up to the appeal of      + !    5D    Chief Minister said that today  C   Secretary, Health and Family Government has issued shiftwise duty in their dis- the Health Minister and will              1  some consignment of vaccine       Welfare Department for cre- detailed preventive measures to tricts, so that patients' problems soon provide the services of    &''  +      +    has arrived in Haryana.      ation and running of 500 bed- contain the spread of are resolved. Along with this, IMA doctors in the districts. +  !                5 Earlier, keeping in view With Haryana government ded hospitals at Panipat and Coronavirus (COVID-19)- the Director General of Police For this, a roster will be pre-    ?             the sudden increase in demand decision to engage IAS and IPS Hisar. Running of 100 bedded Guidelines for protection and has been instructed to increase pared and efforts will be made  1     &$        for medical oxygen in the hos- officers having a degree in facility at Atal Bihari Vajpayee safety of Persons with security in all hospitals. to provide services of Chest,  +   %  0        pitals across the state, Khattar medicine to help the State Medical College, Faridabad Disabilities (Divyangjan), vul- The Health Minister said Anesthesia and other doctors #   1     , +  1  had urged the Central govern- Government in tackling the and any other duties, as nerable persons and Pregnant that a COVID-19 Committee to Covid patients. He also  +   !     1  +  E ment to increase oxygen sup- ongoing COVID-19 pandem- required from time to time. Women. has been constituted at the state appealed to the IMA presidents  +             +   + ply quota of the state after ic, five IAS and three IPS offi- He said that as presently and district levels, which is of the districts present in the 4@0)&*      +     /  which an additional 25 MT of cers having MBBS degrees have  C there is a surge in numbers of ensuring proper arrangements meeting to help them get out of medical oxygen has been been deputed for COVID-19 COVID-19 cases and therefore, by taking COVID updates. this crisis.        #%,+#)1 $2%     5    +    +   2-  #       ,  +  5      +  +     @   &);;        1 $2%   + +      +               +     +  J        +          1 $2% + +      +    +  +  +   +     2     6  2 1 $2% :'19'9&1 +         1        $2%    +      +           +    +  +     +         2        1-0?12 Arora said that the state has     * ;     &E!      in all administered 38,13,274            ith Haryana receiving doses of the vaccine to the peo- Wpart supply of COVID- ple of the state so far. He said         " 19 vaccine doses, it will start the that 201,398 Health Care #%,+#)  5 ,   1   +  vaccination for the age group of Workers (HCWs) have been           1   /E $; % 18 to 44 very soon, Additional administered the first dose of  25 ?    ,   + M  Chief Secretary Health, Rajeev COVID-19 vaccine and around     +  +         Arora said on Saturday. 127,907 Health Care Workers      +   0     He said the state has sought (HCWs) have been adminis-  +   ,    L0       for 66 lakh such doses which tered the second dose. Sharing     /E        +  will be allotted in a phased the details of the Frontline     +  0     2  manner to the 18-44 age group. 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 1-0?12 among the people that they are Medical Officers must ensure isolated patients as the recov- has put all efforts to save the for use in the Hospitals.  %   suffering from the seasonal the COVID testing of every ery rate of HI is more than 98 precious lives that are afflicted The ferocious second wave o ramp up the screening of viral and typhoid etc. but ulti- single symptomatic person percent. with this deadly virus. of COVID has forced an acute  1-0?12 Tsymptomatic persons on mately when they reached the who are getting the treatment The Civil Surgeons were shortage of Oxygen required in war footing especially in rural hospitals due to breathing com- from such clinics. If any private directed to coordinate any     the Hospitals for Covid aryana ministers have been assigned the responsibility of areas of Punjab as well as to plications, they are diagnosed health facility has not shared shortcoming with the Director    Patients, Arora said pointing Hcoordinating and monitoring the COVID-19 management take stock of preparation being with COVID-19. Expressing the information concerning Health Services so that timely    out that the state is making measures in various districts. The ministers will monitor mea- made at Government and pri- concern over these circum- the symptomatic persons on and immediate concerns raised !     round the clock efforts in sures with regard to health infrastructure and availability of med- vate COVID Care Centres, a stances, he instructed the Civil routine basis, they must be can be addressed. The Health   C   strengthening the supply chain icines in districts. virtual meeting was held on Surgeons to intensify the booked under the Epidemic Minister directed that there  of Oxygen from manufacturing Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will oversee the Saturday by Health Minister screening drive in villages as 58 Diseases Act for violating should be no shortage of med-     to the Hospitals. arrangements in Gurugram, Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Balbir Singh Sidhu, with the percent deaths have been reg- Government‘s guidelines, he icines in the Civil Hospitals and Lauding the Industry for Availability of sufficient in Jind and Home Minister Anil Vij in Ambala and Panipat. Civil Surgeons of 11 Districts istered in rural populations added. also reviewed the Stock posi- their significant role in com- quantity of Oxygen Cylinders Haryana Vidhan Sabha Speaker Gian Chand Gupta will -- Ludhiana, SAS Nagar, against 27 percent COVID-19 Sidhu instructed that all the tion of the Vaccines available. plementing the state govern- is a vital part of this supply supervise the arrangements in Panchkula, Education Minister Patiala, Bathinda, Sangrur, cases. Para Medical Staff be utilized Keeping in view the rapid ment's efforts to curb second chain, Arora said, urging the in Karnal and Yamunanagar, Transport Minister Mool Chand Mansa, Ferozepur, Ropar, The Minister said that con- to conduct survey of the rural increase of COVID-19 cases, COVID wave, Cabinet Industrial Units and traders to Sharma in Faridabad, Power Minister Ranjit Singh in Sirsa and Barnala, Muktsar and sidering the high CFR of the populations and ensure that the Minister also asked to Minister Sunder Sham Arora come forward and provide Fatehabad and Agriculture Minister Jai Prakash Dalal in Fatehgarh Sahib. State, there is also need to keep maximum sampling is to be increase the beds in L2 and L3 on Saturday appealed to indus- Oxygen Cylinders lying in Bhiwani and Charkhi Dadri. Presiding over the meeting, close watch on the functioning done. He also stressed upon facilities, he said that coming 15 try for providing oxygen cylin- Industry to the District Similarly, other ministers were also assigned duties in the the Health Minister said that of Private Clinics/RMPs in vil- the need to provide timely days are very critical for Punjab ders lying available with them Administration for use in the remaining districts. still, there is misconception lages. He said that Senior Corona Fateh Kits to the home and the state Government to the District Administration Hospitals.    %&  $#$ #% ' .

 1-0?12 concept of exhibition of paint- Further, 103 Charan Chhoh been identified, and the ten- dom of faith and peaceful co- ''Nagar Kirtan'' (religious pro- ings at the ground floor. The places, including 79 villages dering process is underway. existence. cession) from Guru Ka Mahal s part of the 400th Prakash museum was built in 1977 and and 24 towns, connected with He further disclosed that a Terming it an occasion to (Amritsar) to Anandpur Sahib, APurb celebrations of Guru situated near Takht Sri Kesgarh Guru Sahib have been identi- Khanda Sahib (a double edged spread the message of Guru and ''Akhand Path'' and ''Kirtan Tegh Bahadur, Punjab Chief Sahib, and is the only museum fied and given development sword) has been erected at Sahib's supreme sacrifice for Darbar'' at Anandpur Sahib. Minister Capt Amarinder in Punjab on Guru Tegh grants of Rs. 50 lakhs per vil- Anandpur Sahib as part of the sake of humanity and reli- It had also planned to hold Singh on Saturday dedicated Bahadur. lage and Rs. 1 crore per town Bhai Jaita ji memorial under gious freedom, he said the life an exhibition on the life and several development projects to A Nature Park will be for infrastructure development, construction. The Khanda and philosophy of the ninth teachings of Guru Tegh the people, including conser- developed in the vicinity of he added. Sahib, made out of 32 metric Guru remains a beacon of Bahadur, an exhibition on vation and development of Virasat-e-Khalsa, Anandpur The Chief Minister said tonnes of stainless steel, has inspiration for the world. handicrafts, the Punjabi literary Old Jail at Bassi Pathana where Sahib, at a cost of Rs. 10 Crore, that over 60 lac saplings have been installed at a cost of Rs. 27 He said he was extremely festival, drama (Hind-di- the 9th Guru, along with his he announced, adding that it been planted in 6986 villages so Crore. blessed to lead his govern- Chadar), sports event, multi- supporters, was imprisoned by will be spread over 62 acres of far, as part of the ongoing cel- ment, in its previous tenure, to media light and sound show Noor Mohammad Khan Mirza land with extensive tree plan- ebrations. Earlier, more than 70 "   celebrate the 400th anniversary and a Sufi Music festival, said for 40 days while he was report- tation. It will be developed as lakh saplings were planted to    of the installation of Guru the CM. However, the second edly on his way to meet a habitat for rare species of flora mark the 550th Prakash Purb   .99 Granth Sahib at Harmandir wave of COVID had forced Emperor Aurangzeb. and is likely to be commis- celebrations of Guru Nanak     Sahib in 2004, Amritsar, and in change in plans and these The Chief Minister said the sioned by the end of the year. Dev. These saplings would be         constructing memorials, events are now being held in state government had sent a The Chief Minister also enormously beneficial for the Amid the COVID-19 including one dedicated to ''40 virtual format to avoid large detailed Memorandum to the announced that the State’s environment, making restrictions, Punjab Chief Mukte'' (Liberated Ones) at gatherings and ensure public Prime Minister Narendra Modi Government of India would Punjab a clean, green and pol- Minister Capt Amarinder Sri Muktsar Sahib, and sever- safety. for a grant of Rs. 938.37 crore soon release a commemorative lution free state, said the Chief Singh on Saturday virtually al commemorative gates at As and when the situation for various infrastructural pro- stamp on the 400th Prakash Minister. joined the people in offering Fatehgarh Sahib. improves during the year-long jects in the State as a part of the Purb of Guru Tegh Bahadur. Acceding to the demand of prayers to mark the 400th "We have also been fortu- celebrations, grand events will historic celebrations. Elaborating on the projects the people, the Chief Minister birth anniversary celebrations nate to celebrate the 550th be held on the ground to com- He also announced a already undertaken by the State announced the upgradation of of Guru Tegh Bahadur. ''Prakash Purb'' of Guru Nanak memorate the historic occa- facelift of Sri Guru Tegh Government to mark this his- Baba Bakala Panchayat to The chief minister prayed Dev and 350th ''Prakash Purb'' sion, he said. To mark the Bahadur Museum, Anandpur toric occasion, the Chief Nagar Panchayat. He however for the safety and well-being of of Guru Gobind Singh during occasion, a day-long ''Kirtan Sahib, at a cost of Rs 2 crore, Minister said that infrastruc- said that this decision would be all in the challenging pandem- our present tenure," Capt Darbar'' was organised, in with Illumination of its façade ture projects worth Rs. 20.50 implemented after the Census Minister announced laying Law in Tarn Taran district. The ic situation and exhorted the Amarinder said. He said the which several prominent and modernisation of the 1st crore are under execution in operations because currently down of the foundation stone university had already been people to follow Guru''s uni- state government had made ''raagis'' performed ''kirtan'' on floor with advanced technolo- the two major towns of Baba there is a ban on creation of of the upcoming Sri Guru Tegh established by an Act passed versal message of love, secu- elaborate arrangements to cel- TV channels and digital plat- gy, while retaining the original Bakala Sri Anandpur Sahib. new municipalities. The Chief Bahadur State University of last year, with land having larism, religious tolerance, free- ebrate this mega event with forms.      + ,- ,.,/  ! 2

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 0,/1 said that the Committee must must be admitted in hospital at accounted for and promptly patients to the hospitals and also timely decide movement of the earliest routed to various facilities in back home. He said that req- imachal Chief Minister Jai oxygen cylinder as per require- The Chief Minister asked the state. uisition of private vehicles HRam Thakur on Saturday ment/ patient load both inter the Corporate Social Thakur directed the Media could also be done for trans- ,16#0> 4@04 0 1/ 44,# said Committees related to district and inter facility. He Responsibility /IEC Committee to effectively portation of the patients by Covid-19 must work with said that the Committee must Coordination/Contribution disseminate updated data and properly modifying the same 3 0-,41/01-!1 0-11L greater commitment, coordi- also ensure that PSA plants Committee to motivate the correct information to the with separating the patient and nation and dedication to ensure were made operational imme- corporate houses in the State to media besides eliminating driving space by using a trans-  1-0?12 ensure the best possible and permissions for move- that the State succeeds in curb- diately. He said that an effective generously contribute towards information gaps at all levels. parent shield to ensure prop- healthcare to the Covid ment of products will be coor- ing the spread of the corona plan must be prepared for cre- the HP SDMA Covid-19 Fund, He said that the media must be er inter district movement of o ramp up the existing patients in the state. dinated by the Medical virus in the State. ation of additional bed capac- besides helping the State in provided information well in patients etc. Thealth infrastructure and Principal Secretary Education department,” she Presiding over the meeting ity at various levels. fighting the pandemic. time and must be apprised He directed the Committee create more hospital beds for Medical Education and added. held here to interact with the Thakur said that efforts He said that the with factual condition. to ensure smooth movement of the critical patients battling the Research (PSMER), DK Col. Jasdeep Sandhu, four Committees constituted must also be made to augment Committee must also coordi- He said that efforts must be patients to appropriate facilities devastating second Covid Tiwari, apprised the Chief Director, Civil Military Affairs, recently to ensure optimum the oxygen production in the nate with all prospective donors made to provide media with after analysing their symptoms wave, Punjab Government on Secretary that 2.66-acre land Western Command, informed utilization and mobilization of State, besides expediting work and industrial associations to desired information well in and would also take decisions Saturday decided to set up two near refinery in Bathinda and that he has visited Mohali site resources, the on new oxygen plants. He said liberally contribute towards time for which the Committee about inter district or inter makeshift hospitals equipped 23000 sq ft land in Mohali has and felt the need of utilising Minister directed the that uninterrupted power sup- the fund. He said that the must also hold regular facility movement of patients. with ICU facilities exclusive- been identified for this pur- existing beds promptly as field Logistic Committee to ensure ply to all the oxygen plants Committee would effectively briefings. He said that the committee ly for Covid patients in Mohali pose and both the hospitals hospital unit can move in 3 effective monitoring of avail- must also be ensured so that liaise with all facilities in the Chief Minister said that must also take decision on and Bathinda. Besides, nine will have the capacity of 104 days. ability of oxygen as per require- the production process goes state to assess the gaps in Covid-19 patients/ambulance movement or procurement of new smaller hospitals at vari- beds each. The lifespan of Principal Secretary Health ment at all facilities besides smoothly. He said that in order resources and mobilize the management committee must essential medicines and ensure ous district hospitals were these hospitals will be 25 and Family Welfare, Hussan ensuring timely placement of to reduce fatality rate the resources and ensure that the ensure smooth and hassle free that there was no shortage of also coming up in the state. years. Lal, said he has selected the orders of oxygen cylinders. He patients under home isolation items donated are properly transportation of Covid any drug in any covid facility. Chairing a meeting, The Chief Secretary sites in Mansa, Muktsar and Punjab Chief Secretary Vini emphasised that all beds must Fazilka for strengthening the Mahajan directed the Medical have oxygen support to existing health facilities. Later,   Education and Research enhance Level-2 and Level-3 the Chief Secretary also    9901     )+ department to make func- beds. “The number of beds reviewed the status of oxygen tional both the new hospitals needs to be increased with the supplies and availability in         +    by the end of this month to support of Western Command the state.     1-0?12 of Rewari district. ensuring the addition of more officers include Pranab private hospitals for COVID-19 CHENNAI: Despite stringent ue to the present spurt in Kishore Das (Kaithal), Alok treatment or setting up of measures in force since last DCOVID-19 cases across Nigam (Panchkula), Dheera makeshift facilities for medical (@# *'!*%    week, there is no respite in the the state, Haryana Government Khandelwal (Jind), Devender treatment of COVID patients spread of Covid-19 in Tamil on Saturday deputed 22 IAS Singh (Karnal), Amit Jha wherever required, increase Nadu. On Saturday, the direc- Officers as in-charges of the (Sonipat), Siddhi Nath Roy contract tracing of active    Municipal / urban local body es in Jammu saturday witnessed torate of health and preventive districts for monitoring (Ambala), Dr. Mahavir Singh COVID positive cases. E1,,3 limits of all 20 districts of chaos after family members medicine disclosed that 19, 588 COVID-19 preparedness. (Fatehabad), Sudhir Rajpal Reviewing and monitoring the Jammu and Kashmir, including raised hue and cry soon after new persons were diagnosed These IAS officers during (Gurugram), Sumita Misra progress of testing, setting up he Union Territory of the above 4 districts. Night cur- their patient succumbed. with Covid-19 till Saturday their visit and stay in the dis- (Jhajjar), Anurag Rastogi of macro and micro contain- TJammu & Kashmir on few will be in force from 8 pm Aggrieved family members evening. The fatalities too tricts assigned to them would (Hisar), Anand Mohan Sharan ment zones by district admin- Saturday recorded the highest to 7 am. alleged the patient died in the reached a new high as 147 monitor the availability of beds, (Rohtak), Raja Sekhar istration, arrangements of ever death tally of 47 in one sin- On the other hand, the absence of uninterrupted oxy- deaths were reported from review availability of adequate Vundru (Palwal), Ashok monitoring and tele-consulta- gle day while the total active pos- third phase of the vaccination gen supply. Responding to the across the State till Saturday health care infrastructure such Khemka (Nuh), Vineet Garg tion of Covid patients under itive cases crossed the barrier of drive meant for persons between allegations Director Principal, evening, said the release. as isolation beds, oxygen sup- (Sirsa), G. Anupama home isolation. 30,000 with 3,832 fresh cases 18-45 years of age was launched Acharya Shri Chander College The number of Covid-19 port beds, ICU beds, ventila- (Kurukshetra) Apoorva Kumar Besides this, T.C. Gupta getting detected during screen- in a phased manner in Jammu of Medical Sciences and patients in Chennai reached tors, life-saving drugs and con- Singh (Panipat), Deepti will oversee and supervise the ing across the region. and Srinagar districts only. Hospital (ASCOMS), Dr Pavan 31,475 on Saturday as 5,829 per- sumables, oxygen reserve etc. Umashankar (Yamunanagar), functioning of the State Control Out of these 47 deaths, 30 According to the media Malhotra said a patient namely sons were tested positive till in both Government as well as Anurag Agarwal Room at / were reported from Jammu bulletin issued by the Bita Kumari Kher aged 59 years evening. Chengalpattu (1,445), in private health facilities. (Mahendragarh), D.Suresh Panchkula. He shall also super- division and 17 across Kashmir Department of Information and was admitted on 14.04.2021 as Coimbatore (1,257) and Sanjeev Kaushal has been (Charkhi Dadri) and Nitin vise the functioning of all division.Out of a total of 3832 Public Relations, "Out of 30 CoVID positive and turned Tirunelveli (812) are the other deputed as the in-charge of Kumar Yadav (Bhiwani), helplines (including the fresh cases, the twin capital deaths reported across Jammu negative on 28.04.2021. She districts which were causing Faridabad district while The roles and responsibil- Oxygen Helpline) and direct- cities of Srinagar and Jammu region, 13 were reported from however could not support her- concern across the State. Varinder Singh Kundu has ities of the Administrative ly report to the Chief Secretary reported highest number 1084 GMC, Jammu, four from self on the atmospheric oxygen The Tamil Nadu been deputed as the in-charge Secretaries-in-Charges include regarding the same. and 504 cases respectively. Acharya Shri Chander College and had to continue with High Government’s Unified The UT administration of Medical Sciences and Flow oxygen even after getting Command Centre for Covid-19 after reviewing the rapid growth Hospital ( ASCOMS), three negative. management commissioned on of coronavirus cases late evening from GMC, Rajouri, two from The patient was treated as Friday has started helping 5  %    also decided to extend the GMC Kathua". per protocol of CoVID and she patients across the State by pro- 'Corona Curfew' till May 6 As the number of deaths became negative after receiving viding information about hos- across four most affected dis- piled up across Jammu region the treatment. She had a massive pital bed availability and ICU tricts of Srinagar, Baramulla, allegations of lack of oxygen Cardiac Pulmonary arrest today facilities in areas closer to their   %23*  "# Budgam and Jammu. supply available in some of the morning at around 9.30 A.M places of residence. Till However, the Corona cur- private hospitals also surfaced. and passed away due to acute Thursday, this facility was avail- Amaravati: A record number tricts reported fresh cases in were now in home isolation. few at night shall continue in all One of the hospital premis- CoVID pneumonia. able only in Chennai and neigh- of 98,214 testturned out a new excess of 1,000 each and the "We are advising patients bouring districts. high of 19,412 positive cases of remaining less than 800 each. (with mild symptoms) to first Meanwhile the Tamil Nadu coronavirus in Andhra State Principal Secretary get admitted in Covid Care Police on late Friday evening Pradesh in 24 hours ending 9 (Health) Anil Kumar Singhal Centres, he added. arrested Dr Mohammed Imran am on Saturday. told a press conference on On the Oxygen supply Khan, a MBBS graduate and his The state also reported Saturday evening that results of position, Anil said 443 tonnes accomplices who were involved 11,579 recoveries and 61 fresh 1.30 lakh samples were overdue of liquid medical oxygen was in hoarding and black-market- fatalities in a day, a health and they were trying to clear delivered to the state on ing of Remdesivir, a drug for department bulletin said The the backlog in the next two Saturday. Covid-19. Thiruvannamalai gross positive cases has climbed days. Meanwhile, the state gov- based Dr Imran Khan was to 11,21,102, recoveries to "From Monday, we will ernment airlifted, by IAFs C-17 procuring Remdesivir from 9,82,297 and toll 8,053. hopefully deliver the results Globemaster, two empty Government General Hospital The state now has without any delay," Anil said. tankers to Angul in neigh- for Rs 8,000 and selling the same 1,30,752 active cases, the bul- He said out of the 43,491 bouring Odisha for bringing at Rs 20,000 , said S Santhi. letin said. Ten out of 13 dis- beds available in 551 COVID- oxygen from Tata Steel's plant. 19 hospitals, 32,301 were now Covid Special Officer M T occupied. Krishna Babu said the state was "We have started a dis- currently getting 170 tonnes of charge drive in hospitals where oxygen from the the load is high. Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and It started in Vijayawada, another 200 tonnes from dif- Guntur, Chittoor, ferent sources within AP. Anantapuramu and other The balance 100 tonnes places.The more the beds the has been allotted from Angul, vacated, the more new patients Bellary and Chennai, he said. can be accommodated," the Another two tankers Principal Secretary said. would be airlifted to Angul Anil said 75,898 patients tomorrow. PTI

#$     $            2 1$2  3   !  #'(  $  ' 4 05R% 5      640 ly to emerge as the single largest front. But I doubt the Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok the video conference on every state after free medicine e does not have a political possibilities of them touching Gehlot has said that the time Saturday. The Chief Minister and screening scheme. Houtfit with presence any- the magic figure of 71. The BJP has come to provide compre- launched the website of the He said that during the where outside his hometown of is likely to win three to five hensive social security to the schemeUPA government, a rights- Poonjar in Kottayam district. seats and it is going to be the needy, helpless and deprived chiranjiv.rajasthan.gov.in. based era was started to pro- But when Plathottam turning point in the State’s people like developed countries During this time, he inter- mote social security in the Chackochan George (70), PC politics,” George told The to facilitate healthy and digni- acted with the youth in the age country under the leadership of to his friends, followers and Pioneer. Interestingly, he has fied living and to bridge the gap group of 18 and above, who the then Prime Minister Dr. even rivals, speaks, they all liat- been of the view that the LDF of richness and poverty. were vaccinated in Jaipur, Manmohan Singh and UPA en with rapt attention. He does would not win this election. The Chief Minister Ajmer and Jodhpur. On this Chairperson Smt. Sonia not care a damn about the “My opinion that the LDF will Chiranjeevi Health Insurance occasion, policy documents of Gandhi. stature of any politicians not win the election stays. We Scheme is a historic step of the Chiranjeevi Yojana were also At that time, the country- whether it is Pinarayi Vijayan will see politically interesting Rajasthan government in this distributed to selectedbenefi- men were given right to pro- or Oommen Chandi or even period in months to come,” said direction, which will free the ciaries of these three grams like Right to late K M Mani, his one-time George. people of the state from wor- districts. Information, Right to mentor. Even Archbishops and All we have to do is to wait rying about the huge expense Others should also con- Education, Food Security and Cardinals hold him in high for a few more hours to see of treatment. sider such a scheme The Chief Mahatma Gandhi NREGA. A esteem because George speaks whether George has the last Gehlot was inaugurating Minister said that Rajasthan is program like MNREGA has the truth. laugh. Sivam Mukkan, who the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi the leading state in the coun- proved to be a boon for the He is an enigma to con- claims to possess tantric pow- Health Insurance Scheme and try providing universal health poorer class in the Covid cri- ventional politicians because he ers says Pinarayi Vijayan would free vaccination for the age insurance with the aim of pro- sis. cannot stand to non-sense. cease to be the chief minister group of 18 to 45 years from viding health protection to IANS George gas been elected seven once the voters are counted. “He times to the legislative assem- can forget the chief minister’s bly and the 2021 outing is his name after May 2,” said Sivan. eighth attempt. He won both But he declined to give the rea- 7      the last elections without the sons or who would be the next support of any major political chief minister. Pandhappilli 5     7  outfits and is sure to make it to Gopala Menon, Sanskrit schol- the Legislative Assembly this ar and a widely respected     ,3,!10< Devendra Fadnavis. prepared an objectionable time too. astrologer has an interesting Acting on a complaint filed video against Fadnavis and According to George, who observation to make. he Nashik police on by the BJP’s local unit president tried to defame the former treads a lone furrow in Kerala “Jupiter is shifting to TSaturday registered a non- Hemant Gaikwad, the Nashik chief minister. politics for the last decade, the Kumbham Raasi, (Acquarius). cognisable offence against five Road police registered a case The five persons, against State is in for a hung assembly. This is an indication of change persons for allegedly creating against five persons for alleged- whom the police have regis- “Do not give any attention to in ruler. The reigning king has and circulating an objection- ly trying to defame Fadnavis tered a case, were identified as these opinion polls or exit to go out and a new person has able video on Facebook and during his visit to Nashsik on Sanket Bhosale, Ratan polls. They do not have any sci- to come in. This is what the sci- other social media platforms Friday. Khalkar, Pramod Khonkhade, entific validity. Chances are that ence of astrology says,” said about former Chief Minister According to the com- Rahul Joshi and Bunty the Congress-led UDF is like- Menon, thantri (chief priest). and senior BJP leader plaint, one unidentified person Thakre.      + ,- ,.,/  ! 5

overall seven ships including %       Kolkata, Kochi, Talwar, Tabar, .       Trikand, Jalashwa and Airavat are deployed for shipment of %   2 liquid medical oxygen-filled     cryogenic containers from var-   $   ious countries. Kolkata and Talwar were  -#.#/0 mission deployed in the Persian  -#.#/0 Gulf and were the first batch of nion Road Transport and ships that were immediately UHighways Minister Nitin ith the objective to add diverted for ferrying oxygen. Gadkari on Saturday said that Wmuscle to the ongoing They entered port of Manama, the Government is giving fight against the corona pan- Bahrain on Friday and Talwar utmost priority to the devel- demic, the armed forces have with 40 MT Liquid Medical opment of infrastructure and mobilised more than 600 Oxygen (LMO) is headed back has set a target of road con- retired doctors besides deploy- home. struction of worth 15 lakh ing 300 National Cadet Corps INS Kolkata has proceed- crore in next two years. (NCC) cadets to assist the ed to Doha, Qatar for embark- He said that the local administration in various ing medical supplies and will Government is permitting 100 parts of the country. Also, the subsequently head to Kuwait percent FDI in the road sector. army has provided 720 beds for for embarking Liquid Oxygen The Minister said that in India, civilians suffering from corona. tanks. projects like the National Moreover, seven naval Similarly, on the Eastern Infrastructure pipeline (NIP) ships are currently ferrying seaboard, Airavat too has been for 2019-2025 is the first of its the much-needed oxygen from diverted for the task, while kind and the government is various parts of the world. Jalashwa was pulled out of committed to provide world- The IAF on Saturday brought mately 600 additional doctors Organisation(DRDO) in maintenance and sailed out to class infra to its citizens and cryogenic containers from are mobilised through special Lucknow will start functioning augment the effort. Airavat is improving the quality of their  -#.#/0 1! # the pandemic, she said: “Lakhs Singapore and off leaded them measures such as calling to in the next two to three days. scheduled to enter Singapore lives.   0 of people are getting affected at the Panagarh airbase in West duty those who had retired in Another hospital is also being for embarking Liquid oxygen He said that under the NIP, ongress president Sonia 6     amid the pandemic everyday, Bengal. the last few years. set up in Varanasi which is tanks and Jalashwa is standing there are over 7,300 projects to CGandhi on Saturday called lakhs have died so far. These The IAF has carried out The Indian Navy has scheduled to be completed by by in the region to be implemented at a total out- for a nationwide strategy to    are testing times and we have more than 160 sorties in the last deployed 200 Battle Field May five, DRDO chief S Reddy embark medical stores at short lay of ?111 lakh crore by the fight the surge in Covid cases to support each other. Most two to three days rushing med- Nursing Assistants to assist in informed the minister. Also, notice. year 2025. in India after discussion with all   ! #  states continue to grapple with ical equipment to various parts various hospitals. The NCC has the first four out of 380 Oxygen The second batch of ships He said that the NIP aims political parties. In a video mes- ! #!  shortage of medical oxygen, of the country apart from air- deployed 300 cadets and staff PSA (Pressure Swing comprising Kochi, Trikand and at improving project prepara- sage, she further asserted that ' $! (78 hospital beds and medicines.” lifting oxygen cylinders from at various locations in Adsorption) plants being man- Tabar mission deployed in tion, and attract investment the Centre and State She said that a nationwide countries including Singapore, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and ufactured under PM CARES Arabian sea have also been into infrastructures like high- Governments “should wake up strategy should be prepared to United Arab Haryana. Moreover, a tele med- fund will be deployed in hos- diverted to join the national ways, railways, ports, airports, and fulfil their responsibilities”. battle against Covid-19 fight Covid after discussion Emirates(UAE)and Thailand. icine service, to be operated by pitals in New Delhi by next effort. From the Southern mobility, energy and agricul- “It’s high time that the Sonia further insisted on with all parties. “I bow down All these measures were health veterans, will begin soon week, he said. Naval Command, the Landing ture and rural industry. Centre and State Governments her earlier demand that free to all the doctors and health reviewed by Defence Minister to provide consultation to those The minister appreciated Ship Tank Shardul is being Addressing the Indo-US wake up and fulfil their vaccines should be given to all workers who are serving Covid Rajnath Singh here on Saturday patients who remain at home. the logistics support being pro- readied to join the Operation Partnership Vision Summit responsibilities. Migration of the citizens. “Testing should be patients while putting them- along with the three Services Also, the Army has made vided by the Armed Forces in within 48 hours. through video conferencing the labourers should be increased across the country selves at risk. We have to go chiefs and Chief of Defence available more than 720 beds transporting oxygen containers As regards the air effort, as on Friday, Gadkari said that in stopped. A minimum of 6,000 and medical oxygen and other beyond the differences. Our Staff General Bipin Rawat in a for civilians in various states. from abroad as well as within on Saturday, carried out 28 sor- the new era of bilateral rela- should be added to their resources should be arranged country has overcome many virtual meeting, defence min- The minister directed the the country between places of ties from abroad, airlifting 47 tions, the national interests of accounts till the crisis is over,” on a war footing. Free vacci- huge struggles in the past. istry officials said. Army to share the details with consumption and production. oxygen containers with 830 India and the United States are Sonia said in a message shared nation should be arranged for Congress will support the cen- Mobilisation of additional local administration at the state While transport aircraft of MT of capacity, while from converging and there is grow- on the official Congress Twitter all the citizens so that people tre in this battle.” health professionals, logistic and district levels. Rawat sug- the IAF carried out several sor- within the country, it carried ing confidence between both handle. can be saved. Mandatory vac- Rahul Gandhi went to support to facilitate supply of gested that local military com- ties from Singapore, Bangkok, out 158 sorties, airlifting 109 the administrations that all Former party chief Rahul cine license should be given to appeal to doctors and medical oxygen and setting up new oxy- mands have to be actively Dubai and within the country, containers with 2,271 MT outstanding trade issues will be Gandhi launched a medical increase the vaccine coverage. professionals to join the battle gen plants are top priorities, the engaged in assisting the civil Indian Navy dispatched four capacity. resolved and major trade agree- advisory helpline to help those Black-marketing of life-sav- against Covid-19 and help defence minister said in the administration. ships – two to Middle east and The Navy and the Air ments will be signed soon. battling Covid-19 at a time ing medicines should be those in need of medical meeting. Rajnath was briefed that two to South East Asia – to Force have also supplied near- The Minister also invited when the country has been stopped,” Sonia added. advice. The party also Giving details of the high- the 500-bed hospital being set transport filled oxygen con- ly 500 portable oxygen cylin- the US companies to invest in ravaged by the second wave of Pointing out the shortage launched a plasma helpline level meeting, they said Rajnath up the Defence Research and tainers to India.Part of ders from their stores to vari- infrastructure and MSME sec- the deadly virus. He has also of crucial resources, which for the requirement of Covid was apprised that approxi- Development Operation ‘Samudra Setu II,’ ous civilian hospitals. tors in India. appealed to doctors to join the has worsened the battle against patients. "      %      - 4     . !$ #           %   %"   !#! !$  -#.#/0 which did not heed any of our 35,000 crore and full money  -#.#/0  -#.#/0 may take minimum 3-4 weeks. suggestions. Instead the from PM Cares Fund for to Oxygen produced in on-site he five Left parties on Government promoted mega tackle the pandemic crisis ounting of votes will be he Centre has identified 30 plants has to be compressed and TSaturday blamed Modi super spreader events. Now, and must stop the Central Cheld on Sunday in the Tnitrogen generation plants filled in cylinders or special Government for “doing noth- India cannot afford to lose any Vista project costing 20,000 high-stakes Assam, West for production of medical oxy- vessels using high pressure com- ing” for the past one year to more time. As the least min- crore. Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and gen considering Covid-19 pan- pressor for transporting to hos- tackle the Covid crisis and imum Government must They also said the Centre Puducherry Assembly elec- demic situation and to further pitals. “not listening to any one”. In a immediately deliver on the must invoke Compulsory tions, overshadowed by the augment availability of oxygen Facilitation is being provid- joint statement general secre- above. Otherwise, the Central Licensing to produce both raging Covid pandemic. There for medical purposes in the ed to these industries for com- taries of CPI(M, CPI, CPI Government completely loses vaccines and life saving drugs will be 2,364 counting centres country. pletion of work at the earliest. (ML), RSP and Forward Bloc its moral authority to contin- and must strictly control in 822 Assembly constituencies “About 30 industries have The Centre had earlier said that the Central ue to remain in office,” said prices of essential drugs. in five States/UT and for count- been identified, and efforts have asked the Central Pollution Government has lost complete Sitaram Yechury, D.Raja, “Direct transfer of  7,500 to ing for the bypolls held in 4 PCs begun to modify nitrogen plants Control Board (CPCB), which moral authority to continue in Dipankar Bhattacharya, all families in the non-income and 13ACs across 13 States, as for the production of medical has comprehensive data base of office, if they can’t deliver the Debabrata Biswas, Manoj tax paying bracket and free compared to 1,002 halls in returning officers for counting the exit polls predicted that it oxygen,” said Ministry of industrial units, to identify the need of the suffering people in Bhattacharya. distribution of foodgrains to 2016 in 822 Assembly con- across the four states-West may fall short in Assam and Environment, Forest and industries having spare nitrogen the pandemic. The Left leaders reiterat- all needy must be delivered to stituencies, a more than 200 Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and lose in Puducherry Climate Change. plants and explore the feasibil- “One whole year has been ed that the Government must face the crisis,” said the Left percent increase, in view of the Assam and union territory of to the opposition alliance of “Some of these plants can be ity of converting of existing wasted by this Government fully utilise the budged leaders. Covid guidelines. Puducherry. Besides,1100 AINRC-BJP-AIADMK. The shifted to nearby hospitals for nitrogen plants to produce oxy- According to the Election counting observers have been only good news for the supplying oxygen and some gen. Commission officials, at least deputed to watch counting Congress was from Tamil plants, where it is not feasible to The CPCB with the help of 15 rounds of sanitisation will be process. Nadu, where the exit polls pre- shift the plants, can produce State Pollution Control Boards 6 %   %5#) carried out at each polling According to the EC, postal dicted that the DMK-led oppo- oxygen on-site.” (SPCBs) have identified such centre, besides social distanc- ballots this time are four times sition alliance, of which it is a UPL Ltd converted one 50 potential industries, wherein ing and other precautions, higher, having risen to 13.16 part, will trounce the Nm3 per hour capacity Nitrogen existing nitrogen generation including a ban on gatherings, lakh from 2.97 lakh in 2016. As AIADMK-BJP coalition. plant to produce oxygen using plants may be spared for pro-     %%    will be strictly followed. They many as 1.5 lakh counting According to officials, a Zeolite Molecular Sieve, and duction of oxygen. said counting of votes will agents whose details were pro- three-tier security apparatus installed it at L.G. Rotary In this regard, consultation begin at 8 AM and continue vided by candidates have been has also been placed in these Hospital, Vapi (Gujarat). This have been held with potential er conditions and shoes will be deputation to CRPF have late into the night. facilitated for RT-PCR/RAT in five states. Considering the plant is producing 0.5 ton per industrial units and experts.     -#.#/0 of sports variety with any never followed this neither in At a review meeting per- five states/UTs. EC has also fact that coronavirus infection day oxygen and is operational The Centre’s step comes as variation of blue or black letter nor in spirit. Not wear- taining to the counting directed acceptance of test is raging in the state, steps have since April 27. India has been hit by a devas- hurriedly ordered move colour. ing CRPF insignia on shoul- arrangements, Chief Election reports issued by any autho- been taken to ensure that UPL Ltd is also under tating wave of Covid infections Aby the CRPF to put in place Earlier, for Gazetted offi- der badges and caps is also in Commissioner Sushil Chandra rized laboratories. COVID guidelines are strictly process of conversion of three - daily new cases crossed the a common dress code for offi- cers, the dress code was white contravention of the Central on Saturday directed that all The poll results in the four followed during the counting. more plants. On conversion to four-lakh mark this morning for cers and jawans has led to shorts and shirt with sleeves Govternment laid down instructions of the states and the UT are also Arrangements have been made oxygen plants, these plants will a record global high. The surge resentment among the offi- rolled up and white T shirt decisions/instructions issued Commission must be adhered likely to reflect how the han- for sanitizing the counting be installed at hospitals in Surat in cases has left hospitals over- cers of the force. with white canvas shoes and in connection with IPS uni- to. He also directed that all dling of the COVID pandem- venues frequently during the and Ankaleshwar.In the existing worked, doctors traumatised, In a recent order issued on white socks. form rules 1954 that mandate counting halls must be fully ic has played on the voters’ process. Wearing of face masks nitrogen plants, replacing and resources like beds, medi- Wednesday, Inspector General For subordinate officers, wearing the same uniform as COVID guidelines compliant. mind. Exit polls have forecast and use of sanitizers have been Carbon Molecular Sieve (CMS) cines and oxygen in perilously Rakesh Kumar Yadav has it was white shorts twill ( half that to be worn by cadre offi- The Commission has made a tight contest between the made mandatory for entering with Zeolite Molecular Sieve short supply. directed a uniform dress code sleeves), white canvas shoes cers of CRPF while they are elaborate arrangements for incumbent Mamata Banerjee- the counting halls. EVMs and (ZMS) and few other changes The scale of the crisis has for physical training and and white socks. on to the deputation to the counting of votes across the five led Trinamool Congress and VVPATs at the well-ventilated such as installation of oxygen prompted the global communi- games for Gazzetted officers, For other ranks, it was paramilitary. states and deputed around the BJP in the crucial West counting venues will be sani- analyzer, change in control panel ty to step in, with oxygen con- subordinate officers and junior regimental mufti for games “The guiding philosophy 95,000 counting officials Bengal assembly polls and put tised before the commence- system, flow valve etc., oxygen centrators, tankers and other officers and the constables. and athletics, white pant, behind any uniform rules including micro observers for the ruling saffron combine ment of the process. Tables will for medical use can be pro- equipment being flown in by the For ranks of the Force, the shirt of white colour and prescribed for any Armed or this purpose. ahead in Assam while project- be placed in the counting halls duced.With the availability of United States, the United dress code for physical train- canvas shoes. Paramilitary Forces is that The poll body has desig- ing that the Left alliance will in such a way so that social dis- ZMS, such modified plant can Kingdom, Singapore, the ing and sports will be black On ground, they were irrespective of his parent ser- nated 822 returning officers retain Kerala, a feat unseen in tancing norms are maintained. be set-up in 4-5 days while European Union and other shorts, blue round neck T supposed to wear khakhi vices, all the members by and more than 7,000 assistant four decades. For the Congress, installation of new oxygen plant countries. Shirt for summer. For women pants or shorts and white T their appearances should personnel, blue track pant and shirt and cotton vest. look like and distinguish   $!: blue round neck T shirt will be As per the CRPF uniform themselves as member of the Time and again the Ministry applicable for summer. rules, any officer (including Force in which they are a     ;  has been warning that these Likewise, for winters, the the IPS officers) while being member wether permanent - ;! !! medicines are not to be used dress code will be blue track on deputation to CRPF can- or temporary. Instead of fol-   $ for patients in home isolation suit, blue cap covering head not wear the IPS insignia as lowing the laid down uni-       but those admitted in the hos- and ears in case of extreme shoulder badges as part of form rules, the IPS lobby in #   pital. Also, experts warn that cold will be allowed. Also, blue the rank badges. As per the the CRPF is tweaking the !    $ oxygen demand from these jackets and wind cheaters will rules, this is required to dis- uniform rules of CRPF which  "  -#.#/0 healthcare workers working in including those in districts or vil- ! (78 Tier1 and Tier 2 cities will also be required for extreme cold. tinguish themselves as mem- is likely to lead to indiscipline the Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities so that lages including in private and increase, putting pressure on Fabric will be of polyester/cot- ber of the CRPF. in the ranks,” a senior cadre ven as the latest wave of the Covid-19 cases are handled public sector. # $#  the health infrastructure. ton as suitable to local weath- However IPS officers on official said. ECovid-19 is surging at an as per protocol. “We will reach out to all the    . However, some of the offi- alarming pace to spread into Delhi AIIMS Director doctors from these areas,” said      cials at the district level are not Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities and Randeep Guleria said: Doctors Dr Guleria. However, while the taking chances. DM Yash towns and surrounding areas, of Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities are not virus is fast spreading, already Meena from Nawada district        the Union Health Ministry much aware of how to tackle the hitting various cities as seen by Tier 3 cities and give them in said, “We are antic- seems to be taking its own time disease as the virus has been so sharp spurt in cases in these online consultations to ensure ipating a surge in the cases in to train the healthcare workers far contained in the urban areas. regions, the Ministry seems to that all protocols are followed the near future. We have been  )&* <2   including doctors in these However, now the virus is be moving too slow in this correctly. holding awareness camps with regions on how to manage the spreading fast in small towns regard. Moreover, the Ministry is the healthcare workers as well pandemic efficiently and cut also. A few weeks ago Prime already grappling with issues as panchyatas and communi-  -#.#/0 Depending on their dura- second wave of Covid-19, state down fatalities given that virus “We have identified 14 Minister Narendra Modi too at like mismanagement of the ty against improper use of tion, these restrictions can governments are once again is more infectious and lethal this Centres of Excellence like AIIMS a meeting had expressed his Covid-19 crisis given huge medicines while people are new study using data from lead to more rather than fewer faced with the question: time. and PGIMER in Chandigarh concern saying that Covid-19 is misuse of drugs like being educated against sever- AIndia and five other coun- infections overall, especially Should they use travel bans to It is only on Friday that the with whom the Ministry officials spreading rapidly in Tier 2 and Remdesivir and Tocilizumab al rumours on Covid treat- tries finds that using domes- when there is a large urban- control disease transmission? Ministry at a press conference will develop programmes for Tier 3 cities as well. He urged which are being prescribed by ment and prevention so that tic travel bans to control rural migrant population, it In the first wave of Covid- shared that it will soon come out Covid management which will doctors to connect with their the doctors to their patients they do not become a victim Covid-19 infections may be indicated. 19, most states chose this with a module to train the then be shared with doctors colleagues working in Tier 2 and even those in the home setting. of panic.” inadvisable. As India battles a severe option. ! <      + ,- ,.,/

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If it sounds too expectations of lower collec- only crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore holders, the Government has Payment of tax deducted under According to TrustCheckr, good to be true, one should be tions in wake disruptions claus- mark during successively for decided to provide further Section 194-IA, Section 194-IB a fraud data insights and ana- careful about such transac- es by fresh wave of Covid-19. the last seven months but have relief to taxpayers by extending and Section 194M of the Act, lytics startup, West Bengal, tions. Our score parameters can Accordingly, the GST rev- also shown a steady increase. various time limits of compli- and filing of challan-cum- Odisha, Bihar, Assam, Kashmir, give a go-ahead or early warn- enues during April 2021 are the These are indicators of sus- ances. statement for such tax deduct- Arunachal Pradesh, ing signs of fraud,” said Shivraj highest since the introduction tained economic recovery dur- Accordingly, the Central ed. These are are currently Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland, Harsha, Co-founder, of the tax. The same feat was ing this period, Finance Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) required to be paid and fur- Mizoram, Manipur, Himachal TrustCheckr. achieved even in March when Ministry said. has now extended the time nished by 30 April, 2021 Pradesh and Sikkim are facing TrustCheckr identified collections at over Rs 1.23 lakh Closer monitoring against limit for filing of belated return (respectively). top frauds in KYC, fake cash- over 1 million frauds together crore was the highest since 2021 is at a record of Rs Despite the second wave of fake-billing, deep data analyt- and revised return for Also, Statement in Form back, frauds through digital in B2B and B2C in the last 15 introduction of GST in 2017. 1,41,384 crore of which CGST Covid-19 pandemic affecting ics using data from multiple Assessment Year 2020-21, by No. 61, containing particulars wallets, fake-selling, QR codes, months — 25 per cent scams in “In line with the trend of is Rs 27,837 crore, SGST is Rs several parts of the country, sources including GST, two months from March 31, of declarations received in UPI phishing, lottery scams KYC and 20 per cent in QR recovery in the GST revenues 35,621, IGST is Rs 68,481 crore Indian businesses have once Income-tax and Customs IT 2021 to May 31, 2021. Form No. 60, which is due to and financial fraud on social codes, while B2B scams were over past six months, the rev- (including Rs 29,599 crore col- again shown remarkable systems and effective tax Also, Income-tax return be furnished on or before 30 media. largely done with 30 per cent enues for the month of April lected on import of goods) and resilience by not only comply- administration have also con- in response to notice under April, 2021, can now be be fur- The top scamsters are from fake identities and 25 per cent 2021 are 14% higher than the Cess is Rs 9,445 crore (includ- ing with the return filing tributed to the steady increase Section 148 of the Income Tax nished on or before 31 May, , Chandigarh, Kolkata synthetic identity frauds. GST revenues in the last month ing Rs 981 crore collected on requirements but also paying in tax revenue, it added. Act, for which the last date of 2021. and Meerut for one of the top “The common thread of of March’2021,” the Finance import of goods). their GST dues in a timely Quarterly return and filing of return of income The relaxations are the lat- payment apps (at 15 per cent) digital payment frauds is phone Ministry said in a statement. “During this month the manner during the month, the monthly payment scheme has under the said notice is April est among the recent initiatives and most QR Code scams number and email address. “During the month, the government has settled Rs Finance Ministry statement been successfully implemented 1, 2021 or thereafter, may now taken by the government to originate from Assam, account- We check fraud signals with revenues from domestic trans- 29,185 crore to CGST and Rs said. bringing relief to the small be filed within the time allowed ease compliances to be made by ing for 20 per cent of the total phone/email, validate the cus- action (including import of 22,756 crore to SGST from “The all-time high collec- taxpayers as they now file only under that notice or by May 31, the taxpayers with the aim to distribution. tomer authenticity using his- services) are 21 per cent high- IGST as regular settlement. tions which relates to supplies one return every three months. 2021, whichever is later. grant respite during these dif- “Top cities where fraudster torical fraud trends, fraud data er than the revenues from The total revenue of Centre and made in March 21 could now Providing IT support to tax- The CBDT has also grant- ficult times, a Finance Ministry syndicates are active are sets, history and provide sim- these sources during the last the States after regular and ad- give way to muted collections payers in the form of pre- ed extension for filing of statement said. Kolkata, Delhi, Jaipur, ple REST APIs with phone month.” hoc settlements in the month in the coming months due to filled GSTR 2A and 3B returns appeals before Commissioner The government had also Guwahati, Patna, Chandigarh, numbers as input, integration According to the state- of April’ 2021 is Rs 57,022 crore the lower economic activities in and ramped up System capac- (Appeals) to May 31, 2021. relaxed few tax compliance Meerut,” the report mentioned. in less than 48 hours,” said ment, the gross GST revenue for CGST and Rs 58,377 crore April. The continuing focus on ity have also eased the return Similar extension has also been related issues last week on In QR code frauds, most Adhip Ramesh, Founder, collected in the month of April for the SGST.” improving compliance and the filing process. given for filing of objections to Saturday. fraudsters posed themselves TrustCheckr. /&      "    %   0 O       -#.#/0 India Ltd (HMIL) posted total parts of the country, we foresee ==>?<    sales of 59,203 units in April continuing supply chain-relat- 4  8    ajor automobile manu- 2021, a decline of 8 per cent ed production challenges. +  ;& Mfacturers Maruti Suzuki, from 64,621 units it had sold in While demand remains good, Hyundai Motor, Tata Motors March this year. there would be some impact in  9:;<;9  *       %   1 and Kia on Saturday reported HMIL Director (Sales, the first quarter as a result of a decline in passenger vehicle Marketing and Service) Tarun low customer movement and  -#.#/0 exports of 17,237 units.  -#.#/0 ')1#4&()0&%0&#1%&  -#.#/0 sales in April compared to Garg said, “In these challeng- dealership activity due to the The company had sold '(0)#0,%& March this year as the second ing times, we stand in solidar- lockdown restrictions,” M&M utomobile major Maruti 632 vehicles during April he Finance Ministry has 1'%&'("5%#0*)& ower consumption in the wave of the coronavirus pan- ity with the nation and are con- Chief Executive Officer ASuzuki India on Saturday 2020 and 143,245 units in Treleased an amount of )$'11%,#&'%0'(& Pcountry grew 41 per cent in demic hit dispatches. tinuing all efforts to support the Automotive Division Veejay reported a total sales of 2019. 8,873.6 crore in advance April 2021 to 119.27 billion However, Mahindra & affected... While our efforts Nakra said. 159,691 units in April 2021. “Since April 2020 had towards central share of the %#%$ '1100'% units (BU) over the same Mahindra along with Honda presently focus primarily on In times like these, the According to the compa- lockdown due to Covid-19 State Disaster Response Fund month last year, showing robust Cars India posted sequential supporting the lives and liveli- company’s focus is the well- ny, total sales in the month and almost zero sales, a com- (SDRF) for FY22 to help states States in the last financial year. recovery in industrial and com- growth in their passenger vehi- hood of people, we have also being and safety of all its asso- include domestic sales of parison with April 2020 does- in their fight against Covid-19. Up to 50 per cent of the mercial demand of electricity, cle sales last month. received positive sales results in ciates and dealers, he added. 137,151 units, sales to other n’t have any meaning,” the The advance release of 1st amount released i.e. Rs 4,436.8 according to power ministry Sales in April this year are April 2021”. Honda Cars India also OEMs at 5,303 units and company said in a statement. instalment of central share crore can be used by the States data. Power consumption in not comparable with that of the Likewise, homegrown auto reported a 28 per cent increase towards SDRF has been for COVID-19 containment April last year was recorded at corresponding month a year major Tata Motors said its pas- in its domestic sales to 9,072 (Marketing & Sales) Rajesh cent decline in dispatches to released as a special dispensa- measures. The funds from 84.55 BU. On the other hand, ago as companies had report- senger vehicle sales in the units last month as compared Goel said. dealers to 16,111 units in April tion on the recommendations SDRF may be used by the peak power demand met, ed zero sales due to the nation- domestic market stood at to 7,103 units in March this Toyota Kirloskar Motor compared to 19,100 units in of the home ministry. States for various measures which is the highest supply in wide lockdown imposed to 25,095 units in April, down 15 year. (TKM) said its dispatches to March this year, while MG Normally, the first instal- related to containment of a day, during the first half of curb the outbreak of the per cent from 29,654 units in “The current health the dealers last month stood at Motor India said its retail ment of SDRF is released in the COVID-19 including meeting this month remained well COVID-19 pandemic in the March this year. calamity has struck the entire 9,622 units. sales last month stood at 2,565 month of June as per the rec- the cost of oxygen generation above the highest record of country. However, compatriot nation and at this time nothing “Despite the challenges, units. ommendations of the Finance and storage plants in hospitals, 132.20 GW in April The country’s largest car- Mahindra & Mahindra said its is more important than the we continue to witness good MG Motor said its pro- Commission. ventilators, air purifiers, 2020.During April this year, maker Maruti Suzuki India passenger vehicles sales in the health and well-being of our demand owing to personal duction and vehicle dispatch- However, in relaxation of strengthening ambulance ser- peak power demand met or the (MSI) reported a 4 per cent domestic market stood at countrymen. mobility needs and the same es to dealers last month was normal procedure, not only has vices, COVID-19 hospitals, highest supply in a day touched decline in total sales to 1,59,691 18,285 units last month, up 9 Of course, it has had an has helped us clock 9,622 units significantly higher than retail the release of SDRF been Covid Care Centres, consum- the highest level of 182.55 GW units in April as compared to per cent from 16,700 units in impact on the business and of wholesales in the month of sales although it currently has advanced, the amount has also ables, thermal scanners, per- and recorded a growth of near- 1,67,014 units in March this March 2021. deliveries in the marketplace,” April 2021,” TKM Senior Vice an order backlog of over three been released without waiting sonal protective equipment, ly 38 per cent over 132.73 GW year. “With the increase in lock- Honda Cars India Senior Vice President Naveen Soni said. months across its product for the utilization certificate of testing laboratories, testing kits, recorded in the same month in Similarly, Hyundai Motor down restrictions in many President and Director Kia India reported a 16 per lines. the amount provided to the containment zones, etc. 2020. (  9@@A%  1   #$      *.-       5  R#       New Delhi:Essar on Saturday centre is equipped with oxygen        !:@@   said it has set up a 100-bed support which will has become     9> Covid care centre in Gujarat’s critical during the second    Dwarka district. Covid wave across the country.   '     Accordingly, the centre is duly It houses 40 rooms with dou-    equipped with oxygen support ble occupancy and 20 rooms of  -#.#/0 %&'  -#.#/0 on April 16. Meanwhile, petrol  -#.#/0 gaseous oxygen from liquid and will be operated by the single occupancy and diesel prices remained medical oxygen as is being Khambaliya Civil Hospital.The IANS uel prices in the country        et fuel price on Saturday was unchanged for the 16th day on ountry’s largest steel maker done in the own hospitals of Fremained unchanged on      +   Jhiked by steep 6.7 per cent, Saturday but oil company offi- CSteel Authority of India SAIL currently. Saturday as oil marketing com-      $ %   reversing price cuts of last cials indicated an increase in Limited (SAIL) is planning to At the suggestion of the panies decided to wait and         month, while an increase in rates in near term. Despite the set up jumbo medical facilities government, SAIL shall use watch the situation prevailing petrol and diesel prices may be concerns about rising Covid-19 of about 2,500 beds with gaseous oxygen directly as an in global oil markets before on the anvil as international cases in India denting demand, gaseous oxygen (GOX) for additional source of oxygen as before restarting daily revi-  ,3,!10 prices firmed up. crude oil prices in the interna- Covid treatment. the demand for liquid medical sion of petrol and diesel prices. Aviation turbine fuel (ATF) tional market continue to rise This will be in addition to oxygen is high currently, the Sources indicated that price tate Bank of India (SBI) price was increased by 3,885 on account of strong US the facilities currently available company said in a statement. revisions may begin anytime SSaturday said it has reduced per kilolitre (kl), or 6.7 per cent, demand recovery and a weak at SAIL’s five integrated steel These 2,500 bed facility next week after results to state home loan interest rate to 6.70 to 61,690.28 per kl in the dollar. plants at Bhilai (Chattisgarh), will be developed in phased elections are declared. per cent. national capital, according to a “Prices have been on a Bokaro (Jharkhand), Rourkela manner in collaboration with However, whether price of The lender said home loan price notification of state- continuous uptrend for last 4 (Odisha), Durgapur and the respective state govts. In the petrol and diesel would move interest rates are now starting owned fuel retailers. Rates vary days (since April 27),” an offi- Burnpur (West Bengal). first phase, the company will set up or down then would depend from 6.70 per cent for loans up from state to state depending cial said adding Dubai crude oil These jumbo facilities are up about 700 beds which will be on actual average global price to Rs 30 lakh and 6.95 per cent on incidence of local taxes.The price has risen USD 2.91 per being planned outside the scaled up to 2,500 beds across in the last fortnight of March. for loans above Rs 30 lakh to Rs increase in price comes after barrel. It is expected that the existing hospital facilities and all the five locations. Currently, OMCs benchmark retail 75 lakh. two rounds of reduction last crude oil prices in the interna- shall have oxygen support there are around 3,000 beds in fuel prices to a 15-day rolling The interest rate on home month. Prices were cut by 3 per tional market will remain firm through a dedicated gas line the five SAIL hospitals and average of global refined prod- loans above Rs 75 lakh is 7.05 cent on April 1 and then again in the near future, exerting drawn directly from the steel about 45%of beds have been ucts’ prices and dollar exchange per cent, the bank said in a by 568.88 per kl (1 per cent) upward pressure, officials said. plants instead of extracting earmarked for Covid patients. rate.With no price change on release. Saturday, pump price of petrol “The affordability for the and diesel remained at Rs 90.40 consumer increases immense-    ,   a litre and Rs 80.73 a litre ly with the present home loan 0.-R   respective in Delhi. This is 16 interest rate offerings which A    &')&Q consecutive day when fuel prices reduce the EMI (equated      have not been revised. The price monthly instalment) amounts 0)A1%0       +  of the two auto fuels had fallen substantially,” its managing    by 16 paisa and 14 paisa per litre director (retail and digital   '  respectively on April 15 after a banking) C S Setty said. New Delhi:SpiceHealth on  S9<2   15 day break when OMCs kept To women borrowers, the Saturday said it has set up walk-  ,3,!10 complex in Jamnagar and other its prices static. bank is offering a special five in RT-PCR testing laboratories facilities, RIL now produces Taipei:Taiwanese chip-maker basis points (bps) concession in Delhi, Haryana and s India grapples with an over 1000 MT per day - or 11 company MediaTek is expect- on home loan interest rates. Maharashtra. According to the Aunprecedented new wave per cent of India’s total ing to post another sequential Customers also apply for healthcare company launched of the Covid Pandemic, production - meeting the needs increase of 10-18 per cent in a loan through YONO app and by the promoters of SpiceJet, Reliance Industries has scaled of nearly every one in ten revenues for the second quar- get an additional interest con- SpiceHealth’s RT-PCR testing up production of medical grade patients. ter of 2021. cession of 5 basis points, the labs have been conducting the liquid oxygen, becoming coun- A company statement said The company has also release said. country’s “fastest and cheapest” try’s largest producer of this that under personal supervision raised its internal revenue The bank was offering RT-PCR tests. “As the country life-saving resource from a sin- of Mukesh Ambani, Chairman growth and gross margin pro- home loans at an interest rate reels under spike in Covid cases, gle location in just over a year’s and Managing Director, at jections for 2021 to 40 per cent starting from 6.70 per cent till labs struggle to keep up with the time. Jamnagar, Reliance has adopt- and 44-46 per cent, respec- March 31, 2021. From April 1, demand and home collection of Traditionally, Reliance is ed a two-pronged approach to tively, DigiTimes reported, cit- 2021, it restored the original samples becoming a huge chal- not a manufacturer of medical strengthen the availability of ing industry sources. interest rates starting from 6.95 lenge, SpiceHealth’s walk-in RT- grade liquid oxygen. Yet, start- medical oxygen in India: the The company has already per cent.The lender commands PCR testing facility at multiple ing from Nil before the pan- company is refocusing several begun talks with its upstream over 34 per cent market share locations across Delhi, Haryana demic, the company is its industrial processes at Reliance’s supply chain partners about in home loans. Its home loan and Maharashtra aims to largest producer in the country Jamnagar and other facilities for capacity support for 2022 and portfolio has crossed the mile- address these issues,” said Avani from a single location. At its rapid scale-up in production of has achieved satisfactory results stone of Rs 5 lakh crore. Singh, CEO, SpiceHealth.IANS refinery-cum-petrochemical medical grade liquid oxygen. so far, the sources said. IANS      + ,- ,.,/ ! =  > >2  >   5  1   VIENNA: High-ranking diplo- to force Iran into renegotiating rent and former U.S. officials still not ready to meet with U.S. countries to provide relief. around American sanctions *   mats from China, Germany, the pact with more concessions. and others familiar with the diplomats.” The ultimate goal of the and Iranian compliance, as France, Russia and Britain U.S. President Joe Biden matter earlier this week. The Joint Comprehensive deal is to prevent Iran from well as the “possible sequenc- resumed talks Saturday focused wants to rejoin the deal, how- Ahead of the main talks, Plan of Action, or JCPOA, developing a nuclear bomb, ing” of the U.S. return. on bringing the United States ever, and a U.S. delegation in Russia’s top representative promised Iran economic incen- something it insists it doesn’t Outside the talks in    back into their landmark Vienna is taking part in indi- Mikhail Ulyanov said JCPOA tives in exchange for curbs on want to do. Iran now has Vienna, other challenges nuclear deal with Iran. rect talks with Iran, with diplo- members met on the side with its nuclear program. The reim- enough enriched uranium to remain. The U.S. will not have a mats from the other world officials from the U.S. delega- position of U.S. sanctions has make a bomb, but An attack suspected to KABUL, Afghanistan: — focus has to be on achieving representative at the table when powers acting as go-betweens. tion but that the Iranian dele- left the Islamic Republic’s econ- nowhere near the amount it have been carried out by Israel Afghanistan’s chief peace nego- peace, that does not only take the diplomats meet in Vienna The Biden administration gation was not ready to meet omy reeling. Tehran has had before the nuclear deal was recently struck Iran’s Natanz tiator said Saturday the often us, it takes the other side,” he because former President is considering a rollback of with U.S. diplomats. responded by steadily increas- signed. nuclear site, causing an fractured Afghan political lead- said. Donald Trump unilaterally some of the most stringent “JCPOA participants held ing its violations of the restric- The Vienna talks began in unknown amount of damage. ership must unify in its peace Still, Abdullah said he is pulled the country out of the Trump-era sanctions in a bid to today informal consultations tions of the deal, such as early April and have included Tehran retaliated by begin- talks with the Taliban or risk unconvinced the Taliban want deal, known as the Joint get Iran to come back into with the U.S. delegation at the increasing the purity of urani- several rounds of high-level ning to enrich a small amount the withdrawal of U.S. and peace. He said the National Comprehensive Plan of Action, compliance with the terms of Vienna talks on full restoration um it enriches and its stock- discussions. Expert groups also of uranium up to 60% purity, NATO troops bringing more Reconciliation Council, of in 2018. Trump also restored the nuclear agreement, accord- of the nuclear deal,” Ulyanov piles, in a thus-far unsuccess- have been working on propos- its highest level ever. bitter fighting. which he is the chairman, has and augmented sanctions to try ing to information from cur- tweeted. “Without Iran who is ful effort to pressure the other als on how to resolve the issues AP Abdullah Abdullah, head put out countless calls for the of Afghanistan’s National Taliban to put all their 6)/ Reconciliation Council, said demands on the table. 0)-6 the time is now for Messages go back and forth 1    . $&    Afghanistan’s political leaders between a variety of Taliban to to stand united in the talks. But senior negotiators, including     some of them are former war- himself, said Abdullah. He -    WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Air Force One dur- “Finally, the people of the Biden made clear that India mitted to doing that,” he said. lords with fierce reputations, noted that he has received '0$'  2  >  + Biden has asked his adminis- ing his trip to Georgia. United States, their solidarity was one of the first countries Guha told reporters that heavily armed militias and countless messages from ,      > tration to provide all assistance On his way back, Campbell with the people of India is very that came to the rescue of the the Biden administration was deep seated grudges. Taliban officials, some written, +    #   to India, which is battling one briefed the president of the much recognised and appreci- US in May last year when working to provide India with In an interview with The some as voice messages. 3  $#3%O       of the worst outbreaks of administration’s COVID-19 ated. And also the Indian Americans were suffering from supplies that they’ve asked for: Associated Press in the Afghan Sometimes they are detailed,          + COVID-19, and has assured relief efforts for India. American community. I’m the pandemic. oxygen, testing equipment, and capital, Abdullah warned that and other times terse and brief. 2          that the US would stand shoul- “I was able to give a sense sure, with the support of “They stepped up for us. PPE kits. history and millions of Afghans But he said he has yet to see a +        der-to-shoulder with the coun- of what USAID (United States friends and partners like the This time, we in the United Jeremy Konyndyk, senior — already frustrated by what commitment to peace from #       try, top officials from the two Agency for International United States, we will face this States, our people in the gov- advisor coordinating agency- they see as government inepti- the insurgent group on which  #      @ nations have said. Development) is doing, what it challenge and with God’s grace, ernment, but also in the private wide COVID efforts at tude and runaway corruption he can rely.    @   Biden sent two of his top hopes to accomplish,” he said in we will come out of it,” Sandhu sector -- I’ve never seen such an USAID told reporters that the — will judge them harshly if Abdullah said his response   @ E  T  officials to the Dulles Airport response to a question. said. outpouring of support from plane headed for India from unity eludes the powerful lead- to the Taliban has been con-     here on Friday evening from India’s Ambassador to the Campbell said he and his our corporate friends, and Dulles airport sent oxygen ers now in Kabul. In the early sistent: “Put everything that where another flight with US Taranjit Singh Sandhu told National Security Council col- partners, as we’ve seen over the cylinders, N95 respirators and 1990s bitter fighting between you want on the negotiating C   USAID assistance materials reporters at the Dulles Airport: league Sumona Guha, who is last several days,” he said. others. many of the same leaders killed table. We are ready to discuss    P  including oxygen cylinders, ?The administration, starting senior director for South Asia “What we are coordinating ?These are materials that thousands of mostly civilians in it. We are ready to find ways #G#        N95 masks and filters to be right from the top, President there, were sent by the presi- is the most significant out- will help to sustain people sick the capital and gave rise to the that it works for both sides.” 1 )0     used in the production of vac- Biden reached out and in fact, dent to the airport before the pouring of support for people with COVID-19 in India. Taliban, who took power in He said the withdrawal    >! + O cines were dispatched to News to quote him, the United States COVID-19 relief material left that I’ve never seen from the Oxygen treatment is one of 1996. adds pressure on both sides to       21 Delhi. will stand shoulder-to-shoulder for India. corporate community. We’re the most effective ways to treat Abdullah said the with- find a peace deal. ! $21!%    The first two flights arrived with India. “The President asked us to trying to be there for India, Severe COVID-19,” he said. drawal that officially began The Taliban cannot win    , + 5  in New Delhi a day earlier. We very much appreciate come out today to well wish now as they were with us “Everything behind us Saturday of the remaining militarily, he said, and even     “He (Biden) said great. that. this supply going to India,? before. We know that here, everything on this flight 2,500 to 3,500 U.S. troops and regional powers — including Stay with it. Stay with it!,” vet- “Sandhu also applauded Campbell said, as he applaud- this is going to be a long haul,” will be saving lives in India in about 7,000 NATO allied forces Pakistan with its influence over P  eran diplomat Kurt Campbell, the bipartisan support that ed the tireless efforts of he said. the coming days in partnership will present “huge challenges.” the insurgent group — have   C  who is leading Biden’s Asia India has received from Ambassador Sandhu for help- “This is only the first cou- and support of our partners in “I wouldn’t call it the end steadfastly rejected a military 'G#&#    + Policy at the White House told American congressmen and ing in every way he can. ple of days. We have to be the Indian government and in of of the world for our people. takeover in Afghanistan.          +  reporters at the airport on senators. The US businesses Campbell said during his determined. We have to work support of the Indian people,? I would say that it will be very Taliban leaders are headquar-        Friday evening. have come forward in an call with Prime Minister in partnership... we have to do he added. challenging and that’s why I am tered in Pakistani cities.         +   Campbell travelled with unprecedented way. Narendra Modi last week, this together. And we’re com- PTI of the opinion that the whole AP           @ )2    9 Q     E ),            0#1#@#,1 + + MOSCOW: Russia’s state sta- in a report issued Friday. leading cause, along with 2,454 ed of being the first country to          tistical service says the number The agency did not pro- cases in which COVID-19 was authorize a coronavirus vac-   +              of deaths nationwide in the vide an explanation for the believed to be the leading cine — the Russian-made    L ) )1 first three months of 2021 was sharply higher death toll, but cause and 1,401 deaths in Sputnik V — the pace of its     5  “migrants” as their nationality chief Daryn Edwards. more than 25% higher than the critics have suggested that which COVID-19 influenced vaccination program is lagging      4    ++ + was yet to be confirmed. He said the people were same period a year ago, and it Russian officials underplay the other diseases and accelerated well behind many other coun-      2       The migrants told police found “huddled together” in reported thousands more severity of the pandemic in the death. tries. they were hungry, while some the two-storey home, but they deaths due to COVID-19 in country. According to the task Only about 8% of Russians     showed signs of COVID-19, were not tied up. No firearms March than tallied by the The national coronavirus force, throughout the pan- have gotten at least one vaccine     HOUSTON: In a suspected including fever, loss of smell were found at the scene. country’s coronavirus task task force counted more than demic 110,502 people have shot, while 5% have been fully '0$'>  +  human smuggling case, 91 and taste. “It was a big surprise when force. 12,300 deaths from COVID-19 died in Russia of COVID-19 as vaccinated. That puts Russia far     2 O   +  people, including five coron- The Houston Health we got in the house and saw More than 583,000 people in March, but Rosstat gave a of Saturday — 392 of them in behind Britain, where 50% of  + +    + avirus-infected persons, have Department conducted rapid what we saw,” Edwards said. died in January-March of this substantially higher number. the past day. The country has the population has gotten at   2  0  + been found crammed together COVID-19 tests and five of the “I don’t know if they (the year in Russia, compared with The agency said there were recorded more than 4.8 million least one shot; the United      in a two-storey building here in boarders tested positive. The ones who lodged the migrants) 460,000 for those months in 15,003 deaths that month in confirmed cases. States at 43% and the European the US state of Texas, police migrants would temporarily were going to parcel them (the 2020, the Rosstat agency said which coronavirus was the Although Russia has boast- Union with nearly 27%. AP    !  said. continue to stay in the house, migrants) off into doing some C      Based on a tip-off, a spe- police said. work or labour, but it is defi- #%H%+#        cial-tactics team of the police The Houston Fire nitely more of a smuggling 3  8        5    + raided the home in south-west Department has provided med- thing than a trafficking thing,”   4  +     O E +  Houston on Friday. A search ical care, food and water to the he said. The police are investi- & :1  R          warrant was served before the migrants. No serious injuries gating who the victims are, and      >      ?   raid. No children were found were found on any of the who brought them here.         E +  > inside the home. The younger migrants. “Anytime you see people being Geneva: The World Health because of delays that WHO Toronto:Ontario, Canada’s +  +-  +O  lot of residents were at least 20 “When we got into the mistreated, it doesn’t matter Organisation has given the go- faced in getting data from the Washington: About 35 per worst-hit province which is L  +   J   years and above. In total, there house, we realised there were what race, culture, where you ahead for the emergency use of manufacturer. cent of all Americans have battling the third wave of the      &&   77 were five women and the rest over 90 people inside and so we come from... there’s no excuse Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine. Many countries without been infected with Covid-19 coronavirus, has sought a ban  5  :' '   were men. immediately began to assess for people to be mistreated like The mRNA vaccine from their own advanced medical over the past year, according to on the arrival of internation-   +  E +     The police referred to the any kind of a special threat,” that,” said Assistant HPD Chief the US manufacturer joins vac- regulatory and assessment a new study of the US Centers al students. # + , +    boarders at the house as said Houston Police assistant Patricia Cantu. PTI cines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer- offices rely on the WHO listing for Disease Control and Currently, students from BioNTech, and Johnson & to decide whether to use vac- Prevention (CDC). CDC esti- India make up the majority of Johnson in receiving the cines. UN children’s agency mates that from February 2020 international students study- WHO’s emergency use listing. UNICEF also uses the listing to to March 2021, 114.6 million ing in Ontario. ,                0 )3 Similar approvals for deploy vaccines in an emer- Americans were infected with Making this announce- China’s Sinopharm and Sinovac gency like the pandemic. Covid-19, 97.1 million had ment on Friday, Ontario 5               vaccines are expected in the The announcement, how- symptomatic illnesses and 5.6 Premier Doug Ford said that coming days, WHO has said. ever, wasn’t likely to have an million were hospitalised with since 94 per cent of all new   120 demic that has turned   <#  The greenlight for immediate impact on the sup- Covid-19, the Xinhua news cases in Ontario are of new economies and workplaces Moderna’s vaccine, announced plies of Moderna’s vaccine for agency reported on Saturday. variant of the virus and are orkers and union leaders upside down. In countries that Washington: As the US gov- petence and installed capacity late Friday, took many months the developing world. AP IANS coming from outside. IANS Wdusted off bullhorns and mark May 1 as International ernment steps up assistance to in drug manufacturing to flags that had stayed furled dur- Labour Day, the annual cele- India in its battle against a source health equipment, ing coronavirus lockdowns for bration of workers’ rights pro- deadly wave of the COVID-19, drugs, personal protective A      2&B3>  P I    slimmed down but still bois- duced a rare sight during the an Indian public healthcare equipment, and vaccines at terous May Day marches on pandemic: large and closely expert has pointed out the competitive rates even now, she Washington: The overall global the current global caseload and Dublin: Five countries including India have been Saturday, demanding more packed crowds, with marchers tremendous scope for India-US said. Covid-19 caseload has topped 150.9 death toll stood at 150,972,476 and added to Ireland’s mandatory quarantine list, accord- labour protections amid a pan- striding shoulder-to-shoulder cooperation in the sectors of ‘This shall also lower US million, while the deaths have 3,176,054, respectively. ing to a statement released by the Irish government. with clenched fists behind ban- health technology and phar- dependence on China, which surged to more than 3.17 million, The US continues to be the The five countries are India, Iran, Mongolia, Georgia ners. But in Turkey and the maceuticals. has proved a treacherous part- according to the Johns Hopkins worst-hit country with the world’s and Costa Rica. India’s federal health ministry said Philippines, police prevented ‘After we emerge out of the ner, besides being non-repen- University. In its latest update on highest number of cases and deaths on Friday morning that 386,452 new cases and 3,498 the May Day protests, enforc- crisis, two areas where there is tant of its hiding of the origin Saturday morning, the University’s at 32,345,038 and 575,921, respec- related deaths were registered in the past 24 hours ing virus lockdowns. tremendous scope for cooper- of COVID-19 and conse- Center for Systems Science and tively, according to the CSSE. across the country, the Xinhua news agency report- ation between India and the US quently throwing the planet in Engineering (CSSE) revealed that IANS ed. IANS are health technology and the current predicament,’ pharmaceuticals,’ Indian civil Darswal said. servant Dr Mrinalini Darswal, Observing that globalisa- N- :;' + currently pursuing doctoral tion and interconnectedness $3  Q   studies in public health with hastened the spread of the +     focus on COVID-19 at coronavirus in a matter of Harvard University, told PTI. weeks in November 2019, /   O A 2002-batch Odisha- Darswal said the same forces of  R + /  cadre IAS officer, Darswal said interdependence and mutual- Tripoli: The United Nations India has proved its compe- ity would help the world tide High Commissioner for tence in the health sector, espe- over the crisis. “The USA and Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday Washington: The US will and deployed forces.” administration. The White cially in speed of innovation, India -- the largest democracies said that some 340 illegal explore diplomacy with North The term “strategic House said the Biden admin- manufacture, and cost-effec- in the world -- are capable of migrants have been rescued off Korea and adopt a “practical patience” and “grand bargain” istration had reached out to tiveness. setting the path to the normal the coast of Libya. approach,” the White House refer to US policies toward Pyongyang through several It is beneficial to the US to for the entire planet,” Darswal “Some 340 refugees and said on Friday. North Korea under the admin- channels but had not yet utilise India’s technical com- said. PTI migrants have been returned White House Press istrations of Barack Obama received any response. today to Tripoli by Libyan Secretary Jen Psaki told and Donald Trump. North Korea First Vice Coast Guard,” UNHCR tweet- reporters aboard Air Force Psaki reaffirmed that the Foreign Minister Choe Son /   +     ed. One that the Biden adminis- complete denuclearization of Hui said in March that 0   1 C  “UNHCR and IRC tration had completed its pol- the Korean Peninsula remains Pyongyang would ignore US (International Rescue icy review on North Korea, the policy goal, noting “the outreach until Washington       Committee) provided urgent Xinhua news agency reported. efforts of the past four admin- “rolls back its hostile policy.” medical and humanitarian “Our policy will not focus istrations have not achieved Denuclearization talks Colombo: Sri Lanka is looking at sources other assistance to all survivors on achieving a grand bargain, this objective.” between Pyongyang and than India to purchase the Oxford/AstraZeneca before being taken to deten- nor will it rely on strategic She added that the United Washington have been stalled vaccine in view of delay in securing the vaccines tion,” UNHCR said. patience,” she said. States would continue to con- since the summit talks between from the Serum Institute of India, health author- Libya has become a pre- “Our policy calls for a cal- sult with South Korea, Japan, top North Korea leader Kim ities said on Saturday. “The supply is being ferred point of departure for ibrated practical approach that and other allies and partners on Jong Un and former US delayed from India. We have to understand that thousands of immigrants who is open to and will explore this issue. President Donald India has to look after their own country before attempt to cross the diplomacy with North Korea President Joe Biden last Trump ended without agree- supplying to us. It is not that they have told no Mediterranean Sea to reach and to make practical progress month told reporters that ment in February 2019 at the to us,” Gen Shavendra Silva, the chief of the European shores, the Xinhua that increases the security of North Korea ranked the top Vietnamese capital of Hanoi. 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In fact, Bishnoi, who primarily bowls the           Englishman Jonny Bairstow has also  0   googly, will like to challenge the DC skipper, who ) ))  5  +  0 /+      struggled while Williamson has played in just has a knack of hitting against the spin tered by Prithvi Shaw’s exuberance while Chirs     +  )          three matches with 66 not out as his high- over deep mid-wicket region. Gayle will try to overpower Pant’s pyrotechnics    L.     +   est. put up 171 for 4 but their bowling let The Narendra Modi Stadium with his own marauding style of batsmanship.     .        The Kiwi batsman and Pandey, who them down. They let MI batsmen track has shown that balls tend to However, one area where DC is slightly       +    has two half centuries in four matches, hold score freely to lose by seven wickets grip and batting becomes difficult ahead will be the pace bowling department,   M      L  +  + the key for SRH if their openers fail to give with nine balls to spare. as the game progresses. comprising the troika of Avesh Khan, Kagiso good starts. RR have a lot of issues to sort It won’t be therefore surprising if Rabada and Ishant Sharma.        +      The poor quality of Indian talent out, particularly in the absence the in-form KL Rahul wants to bat first While Avesh has had a stand-    +          has also been SunRisers’ bane. of key foreign players like Jofra again and replicate his smashing 57- out season so far with 13 scalps          In the bowling department, a Archer and Ben Stokes. ball-91 not out against RCB the other at less than 7.5 run economy    L.    +   0+ lot depends of Afghan spinner Their batting depends heav- day. rate, Rabada has got some          M   Rashid Khan and he has been ily on skipper Samson but the For Capitals, there is a chance kind of rhythm in the doing a decent job if not excellent, inconsistent captain has not of veteran leg-spinner Amit past two games that was )-/ with nine wickets from six matches. fired since the 119 in the open- Mishra making a comeback into absent during some of But he is not getting enough support ing match. The knock of 42 was the playing XI after DC watched the earlier games. For % ) + '$$ %" from his bowling colleagues. his best after that. Opener Jos Bishnoi get so much success in Punjab also, the problem Senior India pacer Bhuvneshwar Buttler is yet to score a half centu- the past few games. has been consistency save skipper  6 7 & U&;8 9 Kumar struggled with just three ry in six matches. In case Mishra gets the nod, Rahul, who has scored 331 runs so far. :  8 9 U';77 9 wickets from four matches. He did The middle-order is struggling Lalit Yadav will have to make way In the bowling department, not play in SRH’s last two matches. with David Miller having scored just for him although he was impressive Mohammed Shami has only eight ; 2! 8 9 )'&8& 9 The Sanju Samson-led RR lack one half century in five games while with his off-breaks against KKR wickets from seven games while premi- . ,0 7 : : U''8& 6 consistency. They notched up their first Riyan Parag is out-of-form with 25 as during their last game. um buys like Jhye Richardson and Riley win in their second game and lost their his highest. Axar Patel’s all-round presence Meredith have been very expensive. 7 !6 8 : ; )'97; 6 next two matches before winning again In the bowling department, million gives much-needed stability as he Chris Jordan has been just about 6 662 8 9 )';*; . — against a struggling Kolkata Knight dollar recruit Chris Morris has been could prove to be a handful on the okay in a couple of games which has Riders. doing a great job with 11 wickets from slower tracks. made KL Rahul’s job of identifying the 8 22 7 9 )'7*' . In their last match against Mumbai six matches but he cannot single-handed- It will be a battle of top orders perfect pace combination infinitely - 2 7 & )'97; : Indians, the top-order did a decent job to ly carry the team on his shoulders. where Rahul’s finesse will be coun- difficult.